(The news report they’re watching is the same as the one in this strip.)

New York, 1999.

News: We’re getting no communication from inside the White House. Whereabouts of the Vice President remain unknown.

At this time, members of the press are being barred from the scene.

We’re going to play for you now some footage which appears to contain several gunshots. It’s still unclear whether they were fired by Secret Service members, allies, or unidentified enemies. As soon as we have more concrete information, we’ll let you know.